Image Data Compression Apparatus for Compressing Both Binary Image Data and Multiple Value Image Data

1. An image data compression apparatus, comprising: a binary image data processing part which processes binary image data in accordance with a run length encoding method, said binary image data processing part including an encoding part which encodes run lengths of the binary image data by an encoding part; and a multiple value image data processing part which processes multiple value image data in accordance with a prediction encoding method, wherein said encoding part of said binary image data processing part is commonly used by said multiple image data processing part so that said encoding part compresses both the binary image data and the multiple value image data.

2. An image data compression apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein: said binary image data processing part comprises a run length processing part including: means for preparing a predetermined number of run lengths corresponding to a number of bits included in a plurality of bit patterns processed in parallel, and obtains a run length to be carried over to a subsequent pattern; and means for summing the run length to be carried over and the run lengths of the subsequent bit pattern, and said multiple image data processing part comprising a prediction encode processing part which receives a fixed length code of the multiple image data, and separates parameters having a high consecution correlation from a quantized code part of the fixed length code so as to apply prediction encoding only to the separated parameters to generate a plurality of prediction codes.

3. The image data compression apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said encoding part comprises: a repeat processing part which detects a number of repeats in a plurality of runs or the prediction codes so as to generate a repeat number; and an encode processing part which encodes the plurality of runs or the prediction codes, the quantized code part of the fixed length code and the repeat number.

4. An image data compression apparatus for compressing multiple value image data, comprising: a prediction encode processing part which receives a fixed length code of the multiple image data, and separates parameters having a high consecution correlation from a quantized code part of the fixed length code so as to apply prediction encoding only to the separated parameters to generate a plurality of prediction codes; a repeat processing part which detects a number of repeats in the plurality of prediction codes so as to generate a repeat number; and an encode processing part which encodes the plurality prediction codes, the quantized code part of the fixed length code and the repeat number.

5. An image data compression method for compressing multiple value image data, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a fixed length code of the multiple image data; separating parameters having a high consecution correlation from a quantized code part of the fixed length code; applying prediction encoding only to the separated parameters so as to generate a plurality of prediction codes; detecting a number of repeats in a plurality of prediction codes so as to generate a repeat number; and encoding the prediction code, the quantized code part of the fixed length code and the repeat number.